I was born and raised in Southern California. I did live on the east coast, New York, then Mass. for a few years and loved it in Mass. New York had just a little too much concrete for me. I worked out of Logan Airport in Boston but actually lived in the beautiful town of Amherst. While there I was a flight attendant, but then we missed home and wanted to be close to family so my husband and I moved back home to So Cal when he finished undergrad school.



I've enjoyed crafts all of my life and tend to have quite a few hobbies. I have a lifetime love of animals and over the last 15 years have done animal keeper work at my local zoo. One of the loves of my life is a 2 ton rhinoceros. I like to make a good percentage of my work in the wildlife theme, as you can see in my shop.



I love silver and really love coming up with my own creations, but also love the challenge of doing custom orders. For all of you out there who don't want a mass produced piece of jewelry, I offer one of a kind works of art.



Some of my hobbies are, of course, making silver jewelry, throwing pots, knitting, crocheting, some photography, etching glass, candle making, computer graphics, oil painting and raising exotic animals and children. :)